"During the Joseon era, a group of Korean laborers moved to Cuba looking to make a fortune. However, they were trapped in their jobs, and they never made enough money to return home. Since then, the laborers and their descendents have become part of Cuban society, taking part in historic events such as Che Guevera's revolution. Spider Forest and Flower Island director Song Il Gon takes a diversion to the documentary genre by turning his eye to these Korean-Cubans - named Coreanos ."--Www.YesAsia.com.

"Dai Sil Kim-Gibson's 1993 documentary Sa-i-gu stands as one of the crucial texts to offer a Korean American perspective on the events surrouding the [1992] Los Angeles riots ... With Wet sand, Kim-Gibson revisits Los Angeles to learn what changes have occurred since then, only to discover that living conditions have deteriorated and that few remedies have been administered to the communities most stricken. Through interviews with a multi-ethnic set of first-hand witnesses, this follow-up probes deeper into the racial and economic issues that not only shaped the climate of 1992 Los Angeles, but continue to affect all Americans today"--Container.